James Stobart

Durham County Constabulary — ENG

Accident

End of Watch April 23, 1887

Age 42

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Gender Male

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Incident

Killed by a train as he crossed the main line at Shincliffe Bank, Durham.

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139 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Constable Stobart served with the Durham County Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Durham County Constabulary

Location ENG

Platform Identity dcco.dur.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 23, 1887

Age 42

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Train

Police Constable James Stobart is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Durham County Constabulary, 12 of 29 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.4% of this agency's fallen.

Durham County Constabulary

of 29 officers

41.4% Accident

ENG — Statewide

1,349

of 2,827 officers

47.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident